The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is celebrating its 40th year of service to the American workforce this year. OSHA\u2019s assistant secretary David Michaels testified before Congress in October that the agency is diligent about walking the delicate line between protecting workers and not interfering with job creation.<\/p>\n
In 1971, about 38 workers died on the job per calendar day in the United States, Michaels said. Today that number is about a dozen in a workforce that has doubled since then. He reported that serious injuries also are down dramatically thanks in part to OSHA\u2019s regulations.<\/p>\n
Michaels made a case for OSHA\u2019s positive impact on the American economy. He used examples from North Carolina and Florida where preventable explosions in factories not only hurt and killed employees, but ultimately led to the plants closing down and damaging the local economies. He also cited a Liberty Mutual Insurance Company report that outlined the toll (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is celebrating its 40th year of service to the American workforce this year. OSHA\u2019s assistant secretary David Michaels testified before Congress in October that the agency is diligent about walking the delicate line between…<\/span><\/p>\n